Both sides of the Brabantse Wal

West of the Brabantse Wal you drive through a wide and watery landscape. On the east side you enjoy the silence in the vast forests. And in the middle lies the beautiful historical center of Bergen op Zoom.

Wetland
From't Appeltje you drive to Visitors Center Natuurpodium. Then you drive through the forests of Landgoed Zoomland. In the city center of Bergen op Zoom you will find many beautiful monumental buildings. What a nice historical atmosphere! Then you drive past Molenplaat and the Markiezaatsmeer. Two nature reserves where you can enjoy a breath of fresh air. The Markiezaatsmeer is the largest wetland in the Netherlands after the IJsselmeer and the Wadden Sea. Many birds live on the water, about 125 species breed there annually.

Abbey forests
In Belgium you will pass through the picturesque village of Zandvliet, which is located on the Scheldt-Rhine Canal. Then you will drive for many kilometres through the forests of the border park De Zoom-Kalmthoutse Heide. Take a deep breath and enjoy the fresh air. Just below Hoogerheide you will drive through the Abdijbossen. You will pass the former Volksabdij, which was built in the 1930s by and for unemployed young people. It now houses a tourist office.